Turkish drone strike targets PKK vehicle in Sinjar, resulting in casualties
The attack took place in the Tal Qasab village in Sinjar district, leaving four people dead and injured, the source told Kurdistan 24.
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – A Turkish drone targeted a PKK vehicle in the Sinjar district on Monday, resulting in multiple casualties, according to a federal police source.
The attack took place in the Tal Qasab village in Sinjar district, leaving four people dead and injured, the source told Kurdistan24's correspondent Maher Shengali.
Ibrahim al-Sumaidaie, a member of the Iraqi Prime Minister’s Consultation Committee, stated in a televised interview with the Iraqi Dijlah TV channel that there is coordination between Baghdad and Ankara regarding Turkish military operations in the Kurdistan Region's border areas.
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Al-Sumaidaie noted that the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) "is carrying out criminal operations," and the Iraqi government has designated it a terrorist organization.
Previously, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan emphasized in a television interview that Iraq holds significant importance for Turkey, expressing a desire to collaborate with Baghdad in combating the PKK. "The instability in Iraq has benefited the PKK and other terrorist organizations," Fidan said.
